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Ender's Game Alive: The Full Cast Audioplay

By: Orson Scott Card
Narrated by: Full Cast Recording
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With a full cast production, this highly-entertaining dramatization of the award-winning military science fiction story Ender's Game will wow fans as well as listeners new to this classic. Using an original screenplay written by Orson Scott Card himself, the audioplay takes listeners through Battle School with prodigy Ender Wiggin.

The cast fleshes out their characters with full personalities and motivations - in particular, the actors who portray the children at Battle School do a wonderful job in bringing out their precociousness and fading innocence. The action scenes are brisk and electrifying, and listeners will be swept up in the events of the story.

Publisher's summary

Audie Award Finalist, Multi-Voiced Performance, 2014

Audie Award Finalist, Original Work, 2014

Experience Ender's Game as you've never heard it before! With an all-new, original script written by Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game Alive is a full cast audio drama that reimagines the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning classic.

Ender’s Game Alive puts you into Battle School with young Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, as he trains to become the general who will lead Earth against the Formics, the alien "buggers". Removed from his family at the age of six, Ender must prove his strength and his leadership, even as he fights his own doubts. The stakes are nothing less than the fate of humankind.

Ender's Game Alive is performed by Kirby Heyborne, Stefan Rudnicki, Theodore Bikel, Scott Brick, Samantha Eggar, Harlan Ellison, Susan Hanfield, Roxanne Hernandez, Janis Ian, Rex Linn, Richard McGonagle, Jim Meskimen, Emily Rankin, John Rubinstein, Christian Rummel, and a full cast.

Directed by Gabrielle de Cuir

Original Score by John Rubinstein

Valentine's Theme by Janis Ian

Additional music and arrangements by Mark Mitchell

©2013 Orson Scott Card (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

“Listeners will feel surrounded by Card's sophisticated, high-stakes universe. With a stately musical score and video-game sound effects, this "re-imagined" production sticks close to the novel while offering listeners an entertaining new way to enjoy one of science fiction's best loved stories.” ( AudioFile)

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Wish Enders voice sounded more like his age.

Pretty good except Ender sounded way too old to be 6 or 7 years old...

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Even better than reading...

I originally read all of the books a few years ago. I have switched to audible as I no longer have enough time for reading. With that, I love full cast audio books and this felt way better than reading. There's something about listening to a full cast audio book I really enjoy and a an even better story to it makes it that more amazing.

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Wow

The voices. The story. Loved every bit of it. I enjoyed it way more than the movie💯

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Really excellent performance.

The only dislike I have is the low budget musical interludes between sections. Other than that it was fun to listen to.

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So good

I’ve read this book in the past, but it’s been so long I don’t remember much of the plot. It’s just as good as the first reading. I like all the characters voices and it’s not just one person talking. Very good book.

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Enjoyable

I have never listened to a book in this format, but I found it to be really enjoyable. The best way I can describe it is to listening to a movie, while not being able to see the screen. It allowed me to visualize everything on my own.

The story itself may not be for everyone. I personally enjoyed it. It kept me engaged throughout the entire story and remained exciting. I would personally recommend this format and book to others.

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Maybe the best thing I’ve heard on Audible

So I’ve read Ender’s Game several times and saw the movie, too. But holy cannolis, this full cast of EG was extraordinary. I’ve heard other full cast productions, but they became messy and confusing. Characters didn’t have their own distinctive voices. Not so in this production. I’m pretty sure I’m going to listen again right away. Spend 8 hours on this listen. It’s so worth your time.

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Excellent plot, and voice acting.

Definitely in the top 10 of my favorite audio dramas. Very well done. Nice plot twist at the end.

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Great performance

Better than the movie and I really liked the movie. Love it when these audiobooks have full casts.

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Better than the Movie

Good overall EXCEPT the darn music playing between every chapter. There's no need, it's not the musical 'Oliver' and we didn't need an 'intermission' every 10mins.
The ending was much better than the movie as well.

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